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A15
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 2,
2016
• Twitter: @GuardianTT • Web: guardian.co.tt
DUBAI---A towering inferno
that engulfed a 63-story luxury
hotel in Dubai on New Year s
Eve still smoldered through the
first day of 2016 as firefighters
worked to douse its embers yes-
terday.
Authorities said they were still
working to determine the cause
of the fire that erupted before
the city s fireworks extravaganza
and raced through the Address
Downtown, one of the most
upscale hotels and residences in
Dubai. It came after a series of
fires striking the towers that pro-
vide this megacity its futuristic
skyline.
Dubai officials said only 14
people suffered minor injuries in
evacuating the building late
Thursday night, but the fire
raised new questions about
building safety for those living
in the United Arab Emirates.
The Address would have a
prime spot for viewing the mid-
night fireworks display, centered
at the nearby Burj Khalifa, the
world s tallest building. The
Address boasts a luxury hotel
with nearly 200 rooms, along
with more than 600 residential
units. Rentals of a one-bedroom
can run $70,000 a year.
The fire started around 9:30
p.m. Thursday, racing up the
sides of the building. Still author-
ities went ahead with the fire-
works show.
More than 12 hours later on
Friday morning, Dubai firefight-
ers largely watched the fire from
the ground, unable at one point
to use a water hose on a ladder
truck. They later regained water
pressure and resumed spraying
the building. Restaurants nearby
opened for business, but served
limited menus as civil defense
officials cut natural gas to the
area.
By the afternoon, the blaze
had largely died down, but small
fires were still visible burning
through some windows, sending
smoke into the air.
Dubai Civil Defense said the
fire appeared to have started on
the 20th floor terrace, according
to a statement by the government
media office. Witnesses who saw
the blaze start said they believed
it began on the building s ground
floor.
The Civil Defense said "cooling
procedures" were still underway
Friday, and that the investigation
was underway into the cause.
Around 1 million people had
been expected to gather around
the Burj Khalifa skyscraper to
watch the fireworks. Dubai s
economy depends heavily on
tourism, and New Year s is one
of the busiest seasons, drawing
people from around the world
to watch the fireworks that the
emirate puts on at the world s
tallest tower, as well as the sail-
shaped Burj Al Arab and over a
man-made palm-shaped island.
Dubai-based Emaar Proper-
ties, which built the Burj Khalifa,
the Address Downtown and
other surrounding developments,
declined to immediately answer
questions about the fire posed
by The Associated Press. It did
issue a statement praising
authorities "for their immediate
and professional support."
"An investigation is ongoing
and details will be provided once
they are ascertained," the state-
ment said.
Dubai New Year's Eve
fire a mystery
KABUL---An explosion struck the
Afghan capital yesterday evening,
wounding three people, officials said. The
Taliban quickly claimed responsibility and
said one of their suicide bombers had
carried out the attack. The explosion went
off in a central residential area of the city,
which is home to many Afghan officials
and where guesthouses are also located.
The target of the attack was not
immediately clear.
Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for the
Interior Ministry, said that security forces
fanned out at the site of the explosion,
"looking for any other possible terrorist in
the area."
Ahmad Parwaiz a local resident said
"windows were shattered and our house
was damaged."
He said he thought maybe one of the
"guesthouses in the area belonging to the
foreigners" was the target. Taliban
spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed
responsibility for the attack and said the
bomber targeted a restaurant belonging
to foreigners.
The Taliban have stepped up their
attacks against the Afghan security forces
across the country throughout last year,
following the withdrawal of foreign
combat forces.
Explosion hits Afghan capital on first day of new year
Chart-topping R&B
singer Natalie Cole,
who followed her leg-
endary father into the
music business with
hits like "This Will Be
(An Everlasting
Love)" and "Unforget-
table," died at age 65.
"Natalie Cole, sister
beloved & of substance
and sound. May her
soul rest in peace,"
tweeted the Rev Jesse
Jackson on New Year s
Day.
Cole, who had struggled with a variety of health
issues in recent years, died Thursday night, accord-
ing to publicist Maureen O Connor. The cause of
death was reportedly congestive heart failure.
A physically weakened Cole, winner of nine
Grammy Awards, was forced to cancel a string
of concert performances over the last three months
after a recurrence of hepatitis C linked to her
earlier drug abuse.
The daughter of music icon Nat (King) Cole
scored a huge 1991 hit with "Unforgettable" ---
a virtual duet with her late father. Natalie was
just 15 when her father died in 1965, a decade
before his daughter launched her own solo record-
ing career.
The album "Unforgettable ... With Love" spent
five weeks at No 1 on the pop charts, sold more
than 14 million copies worldwide and won six
Grammy Awards.
But her career exploded with her 1975 debut
album that included the massive hit single "This
Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" and a pair of Gram-
mys for Best New Artist and Best Female R&B
Performance.
Cole initially struggled with success, battling
a devastating cocaine addiction until her manager
sent her "kicking and screaming" to drug rehab
in 1983, the singer recalled.
She had previously experimented with drugs
like LSD and heroin, but it was cocaine that sent
her into a spiral as her career and marriage faltered.
A first trip to rehab failed, but the second one
took --- and she remained sober for the remainder
of her life.
Her career was soon back on track with her hit
cover of Bruce Springsteen s "Pink Cadillac," along
with the singles "Jump Start My Heart" and "I
Live for Your Love."
Cole, who received a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame, wrote a pair of memoirs and starred
in a 2001 made-for-TV movie "Livin For Love:
The Natalie Cole Story."
In 2009, she received a kidney from an anony-
mous donor after hepatitis C forced her into dial-
ysis. Cole became a spokesperson for the University
Kidney Research Organization, a group dedicated
to eradicating kidney disease.
She appeared in June 2014 at the Apollo The-
ater s 80th birthday celebration.---
NYDailyNews.com
Natalie Cole dies at 65
R&B singer Natalie Cole
Firefighters spray water on a fire burning in the Address
Downtown skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
yesterday. The blaze began Thursday night before Dubai's
annual New Year's Eve fireworks show at the Burj Khalifa,
the world's tallest building which sits nearby. AP PHOTO